Imisebenzi 27
1 Kwathi sekuqunyiwe ukuthi siye eIthaliya ngomkhumbi, banikela uPawuli lezinye izibotshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu, nguJuliyu ngebizo, eyesigaba senkosi enkulu.
Zvino kwakati kwatemwa kuti tiende kuItaria nechikepe, vakakumikidza Pauro nevamwewo vasungwa kumukuru wezana wainzi Juriasi, wehondo yamambo mukuru.
2 Sasesingena emkhunjini weAdramithiyu, obusuzakuya endaweni zangaseAsiya, saqala ukuhamba, uAristako umMakedoniya weThesalonika wayelathi.
Zvino takati tapinda muchikepe cheAdhiramitiyamu, chaiva choda kuenda nemugungwa tichitevedza nzvimbo dzeAsia, tikatanga kufamba nechikepe, Arisitako muMakedhonia weTesaronika anesu.
3 Lakusisa safika eSidoni; uJuliyu wasemphatha kuhle uPawuli, wamvumela ukuthi aye kubangane ukuze asizwe.
Chifume tikasvika paSidhoni; Juriasi akabata Pauro zvakanaka, akamutendera kuti aende kushamwari, kuti abatsirwe.
4 Sasesisuka lapho ngomkhumbi sehla sagudla iKuprosi, ngoba imimoya yayiphambene lathi,
Takati tabva ipapo nechikepe tikapfuura takadzikatirwa neSaipuresi, nokuti mhepo yaitipikisa,
5 kwathi sesidabule ulwandle olungaseKilikhiya lePamfiliya, safika eMira yeLikhiya.
tikati tayambuka gungwa rakatevedza Kirikia nePamufiriya, takasvika paMaira yeRisia.
6 Lapho-ke induna yekhulu yathola umkhumbi weAleksandriya oya eIthaliya, yasikhweza kuwo.
Ipapo mukuru wezana akawana chikepe cheAreksandiria chinoenda kuItaria, ndokutipinza machiri.
7 Sasesihamba kancinyane okwensuku ezinengi, safika nzima maqondana leKinidu, umoya ungasivumeli, sehla sagudla iKrete maqondana leSalamone;
Zvino takati tananaira nechikepe mazuva mazhinji, tikasvika pakatarisana neKinido nemutsutsururu, mhepo isingatitenderi, tikaburuka takatevedza Kirete, kwakatarisana neSarimoni;
8 sasesiyigudla kanzima safika endaweni ethile ethiwa yiMathekwamahle; okwakuseduze layo umuzi iLaseya.
tikapapfuura nemutsutsururu tikasvika pane imwe nzvimbo panonzi Zororo Rakanaka; pedo naro paiva neguta Rasea.
9 Kwathi sekudlule isikhathi esikhulu, njalo sekuyingozi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ngoba lezilo lokudla laseledlule, uPawuli wabeluleka
Zvino nguva huru yakati yapfuura, nekufamba nechikepe ikozvino kwava nenjodzi, nokuti kutsanyawo kwakange kwatopfuura, Pauro akavayambira,
10 esithi kubo: Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi uhambo luzakuba lengozi lomonakalo omkhulu, kungeyisiwo owempahla lomkhumbi kuphela kodwa lowempilo zethu.
achiti kwavari: Varume, ndinoona kuti rwendo rwuchava nekukuvara nekurasikirwa kuzhinji, zvisati zviri zvemutoro nechikepe chete, asi nekweupenyu hwedu.
11 Kodwa induna yekhulu yakholwa induna yomkhumbi lomnikazi wawo kulezinto ezazitshiwo nguPawuli.
Asi mukuru wezana wakatenda mufambisi wechikepe nemwene wechikepe kupfuura zvinhu zvakarehwa naPauro.
12 Kwathi njengoba itheku lalingalungelanga ukuhlalwa ebusika, inengi labo lacebisa ukuthi kusukwe lalapho, mhlawumbe kwenzeke ukuthi bafike eFenikisi bahlale khona ebusika, itheku leKrete elikhangele eningizimuntshonalanga lenyakathontshonalanga.
Zvino sezvo zororo rakange risina kunaka kugarwa muchando, vazhinji vakayambira kuti pabviwe, zvimwe vangagona kusvika kuFenikisi vagareko muchando, ndiro zororo reKirete, rakange rakatarira kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumavirira nekumaodzanyemba akadziva kumavirira.
13 Njalo kuthe umoya weningizimu usuphephetha buthakathaka, banakana ukuthi sebekuzuzile lokho ababekuqondile, sebephakamise ingwegwe sagudla eKrete.
Zvino mhepo yechamhembe yakati ichifefetera, vakafunga kuti vawana vavariro yavo, vakabvisa zvipingo zvechikepe, vakatevedza pedo neKirete nechikepe.
14 Kodwa kungabanga yisikhathi eside umoya oyisivunguzane, othiwa iYurakilidoni, wawutshaya;
Asi pasina kupfuura nguva huru mhepo ine simba yainzi Yurokiridhoni, yakachirova;
15 umkhumbi wasubanjwa, wehluleka ukukhangelana lomoya, sasesiwuyekela undenda.
zvino chikepe chakati chabatwa, chisingagoni kumirisana nemhepo, tikarega tikakukurwa.
16 Sathi sesigudla phansi kwesihlengana esithile esithiwa yiKlawuda, senelisa kalukhuni ukuwubamba umkolo;
Zvino takatevedza zasi kwechimwe chiwi chidiki chinonzi Kraudha, tikakwanisa kubata chikepe nemutsutsururu;
17 abathi sebewuphanyekile, basebenzisa izincediso, babopha ngamagoda azingelezela umkhumbi; basebesesaba ukuthi bazaphoseka eSirtisi, behlisa iseyili, ngokunjalo basebendenda.
chavakati vachisimudza, vakashandisa zvibatsiro, vachisunga chikepe nepasi; vachitya kuti vacharasikira paSetisi, vakaderedza seiri, ndokukukurwa saizvozvo.
18 Kuthe ukuthi siphoswe kakhulu yisiphepho, ngolulandelayo baphosa impahla;
Zvino tichatambudzwa kwazvo nedutu remhepo, chifume vakabudisa nhumbi kunze;
19 kwathi ngolwesithathu salahla izikhali zomkhumbi ngezandla zethu uqobo.
uye pazuva retatu, takarasa zvombo zvechikepe nemaoko edu pachedu.
20 Kwathi kungelalanga njalo kungelankanyezi ezibonakalayo insuku ezinengi, lesiphepho esingesincinyane siqinisa, kusukela lapho laseliphela ithemba lonke lokuthi sizasinda.
Zvino kwakati kusina kuonekwa zuva kana nyeredzi kwemazuva mazhinji, nedutu risati riri diki remhepo richisimba, kubva ipapo tariro yese yekuti tichaponeswa ikatorwa.
21 Kwathi sekuyisikhathi eside bengasadli, uPawuli wasesukuma phakathi kwabo, wathi: Madoda, ngabe lalalela mina kalaze lasuka eKrete, njalo laphepha kulobubunzima lakulumonakalo.
Zvino yakati yava nguva refu vasingadyi, ipapo Pauro akamira pakati pavo, akati: Haiwa, varume, mungadai makanditeerera mukasabva paKirete, mukapukunyuka kukuvara uku nekurasikirwa.
22 Khathesi-ke sengileluleka ukuthi lime isibindi; ngoba kakusoze kulahleke impilo leyodwa kini, ngaphandle komkhumbi.
Asi ikozvino ndinokukurudzirai kuti mutsunge moyo; nokuti hakungavi nekurasikirwa neupenyu pakati penyu, asi kwechikepe.
23 Ngoba ngalobubusuku bekumi kimi ingilosi kaNkulunkulu, engingowakhe, lengimkhonzayo,
Nokuti usiku huno kwakamira neni mutumwa waMwari, wandiri wake, newandinoshumira,
24 yathi: Ungesabi Pawuli; ngoba umele ukuma phambi kukaKesari; njalo khangela, uNkulunkulu ukuphile bonke labo abahamba ngomkhumbi lawe.
achiti: Usatya Pauro; unofanira kumira pamberi paKesari; zvino tarira, Mwari wakupa vese vanofamba newe muchikepe.
25 Ngakho manini isibindi madoda; ngoba ngiyakholwa kuNkulunkulu ukuthi kuzakuba njengalokho engikutsheliweyo.
Naizvozvo varume tsungai moyo; nokuti ndinotenda kuna Mwari kuti zvichava saizvozvi senzira yandakaudzwa nayo.
26 Kodwa kumele sitshayeke esihlengeni esithile.
Asi tinofanira kurasirwa pane chimwe chiwi.
27 Kwathi sekufike ubusuku betshumi lane, sasindenda sizula olwandle lweAdriya, phakathi kobusuku, abomkhumbi bakhumbula ukuthi umhlabathi othile ususondela kubo;
Zvino usiku hwegumi neuna hwakati hwasvika, tichangomveeswa muAdhira, panenge pakati peusiku, vafambisi vechikepe vakafunga kuti imwe nyika yoswedera kwavari;
28 basebephosa intambo yokulinganisa bathola amafathome angamatshumi amabili; sebeqhubekile kancinyane baphosa intambo yokulinganisa futhi, bathola amafathome alitshumi lanhlanu;
vakakanda gavi rekuyera kudzika vakawana mafadomi makumi maviri; vakati vapfuura zvishoma, vakakandazve gavi rekuyera kudzika, vakawana mafadomi gumi nemashanu;
29 njalo sesaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singatshayeka emadwaleni, basebephosela ingwegwe ezine ngemva komkhumbi, bafisa ukuthi kuse.
zvino vakatya kuti zvimwe tichawira pamabwe, vakakanda zvipingo zvina neshure kwechikepe, vakashuva kuedza.
30 Abomkhumbi sebezama ukubaleka emkhunjini, basebesehlisela olwandle umkolo ngokungathi basebezakwehlisela ingwegwe ngaphambi komkhumbi,
Zvino vafambisi vechikepe vakati vachitsvaka kutiza muchikepe, vaburusira igwa mugungwa, vachiita sevanenge vokanda zvipingo mberi kwechikepe,
31 uPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu lakwabebutho: Uba laba bengahlali emkhunjini, lingesindiswe lina.
Pauro akati kumukuru wezana nekumauto: Kana ava vakasagara muchikepe, imwi hamugoni kuponeswa.
32 Abebutho basebequma amagoda omkolo, bawuyekela wawa.
Ipapo mauto akagura mabote egwa, ndokurirega rikawa.
33 Kwasekusithi sekuzakusa, uPawuli wabancenga bonke ukuthi bathathe ukudla, esithi: Lamuhla kulusuku lwetshumi lane lilindile lihlezi lingadli, lingathathi lutho.
Zvino kwakati koedza, Pauro akakumbirisa vese kuti vadye, achiti: Nhasi izuva regumi nechina ramakagarira muchitsanya, musingadyi chinhu.
34 Ngakho ngiyalincenga ukuthi lithathe ukudla; ngoba lokhu ngokosindiso lwenu; ngoba kakuyikuwa komunye unwele lwekhanda lenu.
Saka ndinokukumbirisai kuti mudye; nokuti ndezveruponeso rwenyu; nokuti hakuna ruvhudzi rwuchawa pamusoro weumwe wenyu.
35 Kwathi esetshilo lezizinto, esethethe isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke; wasihlephula waqala ukudla.
Wakati areva zvinhu izvi, atora chingwa, akavonga kuna Mwari pamberi pavo vese, akati achimedura akatanga kudya.
36 Basebesima isibindi bonke njalo bona bathatha ukudla.
Zvino vakatsunga moyo vese, uye ivo vakadya.
37 Njalo thina sonke esasisemkhunjini sasiyimiphefumulo engamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithupha.
Zvino isu, mweya yese yaiva muchikepe, taiva mazana maviri nemakumi manomwe nevatanhatu.
38 Njalo sebesuthi ukudla baphungula umkhumbi, baphosela amabele olwandle.
Zvino vakati vaguta kudya vakarerusa chikepe, vachikanda zviyo kunze mugungwa.
39 Kwathi sekusile, kabalazanga ilizwe; kodwa babona itheku elithile lilokhumbi, abamisa ukuthi baqhubele umkhumbi kulo, uba kungenzeka.
Kwakati kwaedza, vakasaziva nyika; asi vakaona rimwe mhenderekedzo rekuzorora raiva nemahombekombe ejecha, vakarangana kana vaigona, kuti vasundire chikepe pariri.
40 Basebequma ingwegwe baziyekela olwandle, ngesikhathi esifananayo bathukulula amagoda abophe amaphini okuqondisa, baphakamisela emoyeni iseyili yaphambili baqonda ekhunjini.
Zvino vakagura zvipingo, vakazvisiya mugungwa, nenguva iyoyo vakasunungura zvisungo, vakasimudzira seiri repamberi kumhepo, vakaruramira kumahombekombe.
41 Basebefika bengananzelele endaweni lapho ulwandle olwaluhlangana khona bawuqhubela umkhumbi esihlabathini; njalo isihloko somkhumbi sagxumekeka sahlala singanyikinyeki, kodwa ingemuva yomkhumbi yephulwa ngamandla amagagasi.
Zvino vakati vachiwira panzvimbo pamasanganirano emakungwa, vakagumhirisa chikepe pasi; muromo ukabatira ndokurambira usingazununguki, asi rutivi rweshure rukavhunika nesimba remafungu.
42 Labebutho babeqonde ukubulala izibotshwa, hlezi ezinye zibaleke ngokuntshezela khatshana.
Zvino zano remauto rekuti vauraye vasungwa, kuti zvimwe vamwe vangashambira vakatiza.
43 Kodwa induna yekhulu, ifisa ukusindisa uPawuli, yabavimbela kunjongo yabo, yasilaya ukuthi labo abakwaziyo ukuntsheza baziphosele olwandle kuqala, baye emhlabathini;
Asi mukuru wezana achida kuponesa Pauro, akavadzivisa pazvinangwa zvavo, akaraira kuti vanogona kushambira vatange kuzviwisira mugungwa, vaende kunyika;
44 labaseleyo, abanye ngamapulanka, labanye ngezinye zezinto zomkhumbi. Ngokunjalo-ke kwenzeka ukuthi bonke bafike emhlabathini besindile.
uye vakasara, vamwe pamatanda, vamwe pane zvimwe zvipenga zvechikepe. Saizvozvowo zvakaitika kuti vese vakasvika kunyika vari vapenyu.
